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Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Big Think podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 7 episodes
The anthropic cosmological principle

#2 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Three-Body Problem
None

#3 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Fluke
Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

#4 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Unthinkable
who survives when disaster strikes and why

#5 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Tiny Experiments
How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Black Holes, The Key to Understanding the Universe

#7 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind

#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
High Conflict
Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
#9 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Everyday Espionage: Winning the Workplace and Social Game

#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
2001
A Space Odyssey

#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Art of Impossible

#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume 3
The Definitive Edition
#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Infinite Cosmos

#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Mini Philosophy

#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Good Anxiety

#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Conscious
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

#18 Mentioned in 2 episodes
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
#19 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Mini Big Ideas

#20 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Slow Productivity
The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout